Libya needs more EU money to stem migrant flow says Serraj
Feb 2 Nigel Ash

Libya needs more EU money to stem migrant flow says Serraj

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 2 February 2017:The EU needs to give Libya more money if it wants to stop the flow of migrants trying to reach Europe by cross...

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Serraj says foreign warships might fight people-smugglers within Libyan waters
Feb 1 Nigel Ash

Serraj says foreign warships might fight people-smugglers within Libyan waters

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 1 February 2016:Presidency Council head Faiez Serraj has suggested NATO ships could be allowed to operate in Libyan waters if...

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Jan 30 Nigel Ash

Navy says people-smugglers fired on coastguard vessel

By Libya Herald reporters. A typical rickety over-crowded migrant boat (File photo)Tripoli, 30 January 2017:A Libyan coastguard vessel was reportedly ...

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LNA “seizes” vessel bound for Tobruk
Oct 1 Michel Cousins

LNA “seizes” vessel bound for Tobruk

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 1 October 2016:The Omar Mukhtar Operations Room, part of the Libyan National Army (LNA), says it intercepted a container s...

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"Sleeping" German migrant rescuers due to be released
Sep 11 Nigel Ash

"Sleeping" German migrant rescuers due to be released

By Libya Herald reporters. Tripoli, 11 September 2016:Two arrested German members of the Sea-Eye migrant rescue charity whose speedboat entered Liby...

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Coastguard arrests German charity refugee boat
Sep 10 Nigel Ash

Coastguard arrests German charity refugee boat

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli and Tunis, 10 September 2016:The Libya coastguard has arrested a speedboat belong to a German charity that boasts it...

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Migrant rescue ship attacked on the high seas
Aug 26 Nigel Ash

Migrant rescue ship attacked on the high seas

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 26 August 2016:An international migrant rescue ship was attacked and boarded in international waters, Medecins Sans Fronti...

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EU to train Libyan seamen to tackle people-smugglers
Aug 24 Nigel Ash

EU to train Libyan seamen to tackle people-smugglers

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 24 August 2016:Libyan coastguard and naval personnel are to be trained by the EU to help them tackle people-smuggle...

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Jul 30 Michel Cousins

Coast guard arrests then frees Tobruk-bound cargo ship

By Ibrahim Drissi.Benghazi, 30 July 2016:The coast guard stopped an Antigua-flagged general cargo vessel off Ras Hillal today believing it could be ca...

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Jul 21 Sami Zaptia

Gatrani alerts Maltese government to the illegality of fuel smuggling from Libya to Malta

By Sami Zaptia.The Maltese-managed tanker Sun Oil detained for suspicion of fuel smuggling in Libyan waters last year (Photo:MarineTraffic.com)London,...

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